Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 83% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	PHL	SRQ	3h 00m	83%	2.7%	375	Flying now
Frontier	PHL	SRQ	2h 58m	83%	5.7%	87	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Sarasota/Bradenton on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	PHL 06:00 → CLT 07:53AA 3139	1h 06m Charlotte	CLT 08:59 → SRQ 10:50AA 2693	4h 50m	95%	85%
American Details →	PHL 16:25 → MIA 19:27AA 3306	3h 27m Miami	MIA 22:54 → SRQ 23:59AA 4071 · flown by Envoy	7h 34m	97%	82%
Delta Details →	PHL 05:15 → ATL 07:22DL 1269	2h 43m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → SRQ 11:45DL 3104	6h 30m	99%	81%
Delta Details →	PHL 08:05 → ATL 10:12DL 1180	2h 28m Atlanta	ATL 12:40 → SRQ 14:14DL 2438	6h 09m	94%	80%
United Details →	PHL 06:00 → ORD 07:30UA 660	3h 40m Chicago	ORD 11:10 → SRQ 15:12UA 2287	9h 12m	100%	77%
Delta Details →	PHL 12:02 → ATL 14:05DL 2270	3h 10m Atlanta	ATL 17:15 → SRQ 18:52DL 3115	6h 51m	99%	76%
Delta Details →	PHL 10:40 → ATL 12:54DL 1100	2h 44m Atlanta	ATL 15:38 → SRQ 17:17DL 3109	6h 37m	99%	73%
American Details →	PHL 10:30 → CLT 12:23AA 1180	2h 28m Charlotte	CLT 14:51 → SRQ 16:48AA 5627 · flown by PSA	6h 18m	93%	66%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PHL 18:35 → MIA 21:38AA 2111	1h 16m Miami	MIA 22:54 → SRQ 23:59AA 4071 · flown by Envoy	5h 24m	75%	57%
American Details →	PHL 09:07 → DFW 11:45AA 812	1h 29m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 13:14 → SRQ 16:47AA 2704	7h 39m	74%	40%
American Details →	PHL 15:52 → CLT 17:57AA 3152	52m Charlotte	CLT 18:49 → SRQ 20:48AA 2094	4h 53m	71%	37%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

CLT · 1h 06m · leaves 06:00 5%

DFW · 1h 16m · leaves 09:15 8%

ATL · 58m · leaves 05:15 10%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 52m · leaves 15:52 29%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Frontier F9 2551 PHL 06:30 → ATL Delta DL 2438 ATL 12:40 → SRQ Connection details →	3h 35m	7h 44m	98%	81%
American AA 621 PHL 11:10 → ATL Delta DL 3115 ATL 17:15 → SRQ Connection details →	3h 45m	7h 43m	100%	77%
American AA 3074 PHL 07:39 → ORD United UA 2287 ORD 11:10 → SRQ Connection details →	2h 02m	7h 33m	89%	71%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON